We can already set steering, double draft (though it does nothing now?, so can it be removed from this list?), disable draft; among other settings when changing rides through the week on companion.
Can we please have the ability to neutralize equipment, and also neutralize upgrades; maybe even set specific bikes as well? Without the need to bombard event support with emails, and things inevitably get messed up or we’d like to change at any given moment?
These are all things that are configurable on ZHQ’s end and can be equally as dangerous as disabling draft or enabling rubberband, thus there’s no reason why we shouldn’t have the authority to adjust. Can ZHQ please give us leaders these settings on our end to configure?
This comes after I received a light ‘complaint,’ that a lead I did earlier this week @ 3.9/20m (3.6avg) was “too slow,” only to come from someone on one of the new Halo bikes (note: I was on the latest Pinarello and Disc, but no upgrades.)
(for the record, I trust this user’s statement about pacing; he’s been on my rides since I have been leading and sweeping for years now, but only rarely attends this B pace ride, so this isn’t unfounded.)
Yes, we can request and remind people to change their setups based on how they feel, but this would be far easier if we were able to ensure the riders are getting the expected power output required for the ride via neutralizing.
Every day of the week my other rides we are losing people on neutralized frames because of how slow the Classic wheels are; this would be bundled in the same request of neutralized equipment; so people on classic wheels don’t have to average 0.2w/kg above our target pace just because they forgot / ignored our requests to change wheels.
We can’t make everyone follow our directions Zwift.
But we can certainly make it easier for your customers, when we the leaders, know what we’re doing.